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Official Org-an Ben Hill County.
Prevention.
Of Disease, Of Poverty,
Of Drunkenness, Of Sorrow,
Of Ignorance, Of Bigotry.
To Prevent and Save Millions Is Man’s ILea^l
Work, Not Merely to Cure and Make Money
or Name by Serving a Few.
Disease can be PREVENTED by human intelligence.
Untimely death can be PREVENTED.
Drunkenness, that brutality which accompanies ignorance, the
criminal hate that goes with bigotry—all these can be PREVENTED.
Prevention is the highest, noblest task of science, philanthropy
and law making.
The public official whose thorough cleaning of the streets and
enforcement of hygienic law prevents thousands of cases of disease is
far above the doctor who cures a patient here and there.
The learned physician who studies unselfishly the problem of
prevention, wno gives to the world his discoveries without patent and
without pay, saving the lives of millions that will come after him, as
Koch, Pasteur and others have done, is a benefactor of humanity far
above those wnose names are honored and whose statues are built up.
More and more the world recognizes the value of prevention,
the possibility of keeping human being healthy instead of waiting for
them to become diseased and then making more or less successful
efforts to cure them and patch them up.
Luckily for human beings, the effort of the most intelligent
men is aimed at prevention today. John D. Rockefeller’s millions are
spent in his admirable institute FIGHTING DISEASES THEM¬
SELVES rather than in euring individual victims. There is no doubt
that the work done and to be done by the Rockefeller Institute study¬
ing children’s diseases and cancer and the most terrible diseases of the
blood will save the lives of millions upon millions of human beings in
days to come.
Prevention is the great work of an intelligent mind and an in¬
telligent race.
Our splendid public schools are great agencies for prevention,
killing off bigotry, superstition, class hatred—PREVENTING the
children from growing up to mistrust each other and hate each other,
PREVENTING their minds from becoming filled with the weeds of
ignorance and prejudice.
The public libraries, now used too little, will be to a wonderful
extent in the future agencies for the prevention of dullness in old age
and mental ossification.
Carnegie is a hero of prevention. For where you put a library
you prevent a jail, After all the extortion and rascality of the steel
trust and of the brutal Homestead battles have each long been for*
gotten, Carnegie will be remembered as one that prevented ignorance
and thus prevented jails and hangings and poorhouses.
The newspapers, when honestly and ably managed; the sermons
of intelligent and enlightened clergymen, the advice of conscientious
doctors that prefer healthy patients to fat bills, the unselfish counsels
of good lawyers who oppose litigation, the innumerable plans for get¬
ting the children and men and women, old and young, out of the
cities into the country; the laws against unhealthy tenements, the laws
against impure foods, the demand for legislation holding government
responsible for the national health—all of these are steps in the direc¬
tion of PREVENTION.
In future men will stop locking the stable door after the horse
Ssstolcc. They will not be content with the spending on a funeral
the money that would hove saved the child; they will not tolerate the
thought that a poor mother must bear ten children to raise live.
The cry of the past has been, “Now that the harm is done, how
ean we reine y l p y.
The cry of tbe future will be, Knowledge shall PRLVENT ^
the harm and remedies will not be needed,—Atlanta Georgian.
Tornado Sweeps
Oyer Louisiana
New Orleans, La. Feb. 21.—A
strip 100 miles long in the wes-
torn part of this state has been
laid in waste by a tornado which
cost at least a dozen lives and
brought injuries to 75 others,
some of whom will die. The pro¬
perty loss today is set at $500,000.
The storm swept westward late
yesterday near Shreveport, but
when it struck the Texas line it
turned into a blizzard and the
cloudburst which had accompanied
it in this state was transformed to
a heavy fall of snow.
Wires were blown down so that
it is difficult to learn the extent of
tbe damage, but reports from
Shreveport stated that the most of
the havoc had ceeu done to plrnta-
tions and in small rural communi¬
ties. Many negro cabins were de¬
molished.
Most of the damage was done
in Cabdo and Bossier counties.
Hundreds in those counties are
homeless.
SEMI-WEEKLY
IT^ iTZGERALD
FITZGERALD , BEN HILL COUNTY GEORGIA , FEBRUARY, 23, 1912.
Georgia Girl is Named
Sponsor to the
Reunion
Macon. Ga., Feb. 20.—Gen.
Bennett Young, commanding the
Army of Tennessee, United Con-
federate, Veterans, today named
the sponsor, the maid of honor
and the matron of honor for the
army during the coming reunion,
which is to be held at Macon in
May.
Miss Regina Rambo, of Mariet¬
ta, Ga., is named sponsor for the
arm); Miss Arnie Grown of Lake¬
land, Fla., is named maid of hon¬
or; Mrs. George Harrison, of Ope¬
lika, Ala., is named matron of
honor.
The Army of Tennessee com¬
prises the states of Alabama, Flor¬
ida. Kentucky, Georgia, Louis¬
iana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
The announcement will be re¬
ceived with great interest through¬
out this section of Lite South, as
there was great speculation as to
who would be the fortunate ones
chosen.
Development Lake Beatrice
Dr. Holtzendorf ’s Beautiful Pleasure-
• Seeker’s Resort Will be Opened
This Summer.
The work of developing Lake
Beatrice, that beautiful little re¬
treat five miles from the city on
the Ocilla road, is now well un¬
der way, and at the present rap¬
id rate of improvement it will
not be long before this resort, so
beautifully favored by nature,
will be the rendezvous for pleas¬
ure seekers from all over Wire-
grass Georgia. This large body
of water and its pretty surround-
ings have lain idle for several
years, ever since the big mill dam
broke, and the Minnie Mill
ceased operations, but the pres-
ent owner, Dr. C- A. Holtzen-
dorf, realizing the great possibil-
ities of the place as a pleasure
retreat, began making plans to
that end early last year, but was
delayed in executing them. How-
ever, the work was renewed, and
now the pond which is about two
and a half miles in length is Ibe-
ing cleared of all stumps and
trees, and as soon as two artes-
ian wells are bored to furnish ad-
ditional water supply, and the
dam is rebuilt, Lake Beatrice, as
it is now called, will be a most
wonderful and spectacular] body
of water.
The grounds are now being
beautified with shrubbery and
flowers, and the entire ten acres
surrounding the water will be
converted into a lovely park.
The old mill house has been
turned into a boat house, and Dr.
Goldenberg Is In
Eastern Markets
Mr. I. Goldenberg, of the firm
of I. Goldenberg & Co., is this
week in the big markets of the
east, buying stock foa the large
department store which he repre¬
sents.
I. Goldenberg & Company rank
among the largest department
s t<,rcs of . w > re K™ ss “ a
clraw , “ ‘™ a ' ,rom m ' les
tiisuty. or a num er
° f vear s Ma t,oldenl)l!r « has been
buver for , the concern, and as is
well known, when he goes to mar-
ket he buys in large lots, thereby
getting his goods at a close figure,
and in turn gives his patrons the
advantage of the saving.
Mr. Goldenberg will buy very
heavily for his spring and summer
stock and all the departments of
the big store will soon be crowded
to their capacity with new dry
goods, shoes and clothing.
James Panlk Will
Moye To His Farm
James Paulk, Jr., has retired
from the lumber firm of D. P.
Adams & Co., and expects to
move out to his farm at an early
date, in order that his agricul¬
tural interests may have his undi¬
vided attention.
Mr. Paulk has also withdrawn
from the Paulk-Adams Grocery
Company. continued Both concerns will be
under their former
style by Mr. Adams.
Mules and Horses
Mr. J. L. Perry left Sunday
night for Atlanta to buy a car-load
of mules and horses, and will
have them on market YVednesday,
Feb. 21, at his barn on E. Central
Ave. opposite court house.
Holtzendorf has let the contract
for the construction of a dancing
pavillion in the center of the lake.
The pavillion will be 35x75 feet,
and access to it will be gained by
a gasoline launch. The dancing
hall will be completed by April
the fifteenth. Dr. Holtzendorf
is also having a swimming pool
built near the boat house, the di¬
mensions of which will be 35x100
feet, and will have a concrete
bottom. Plans are on foot for a
bowling alley and baseball parkat
the Lake,
Lake Beatrice indeed has a
great future, in the way of a
pleasure resort, and it is the in-
tention of Dr. Holtzendorf to
have his plans executed as rapid-
ly as possible. It will be fitted
up very much on the order of
the country clubs of the larger
cities, and while the work of inl¬
provement will cover several
years, the dancing pavillion and
swimming pool will be completed
in time for the picnics and moon-
light excursions this summer,
An electric light plant will be in-
stalled, and the park kept open
at night, for the benefit of those
whose business requires all their
time during the day.
With the opening of the resort,
the probability is that some of
the local garages will put on
an automobile transfer line be¬
tween this city and the lake,
thereby making it accessible to
everybody in general.
Taylor School
Celebration
Despite the cold weather, about
five hundred people gathered at
the Taylor Graded School yester¬
day to celebrate Washington’s
Birthday, and partake of the ex¬
cellent hospitality of the good
people of the settlement.
The entertainment arranged by
the principal, Mrs. Annie McCall
Hunter and her pupils was indeed
a credit to both teacher and pupils
alike.
Speeches on Education and the
patrotic Col. O. subjects were delivered
by H. Elkins, C. E. Craw¬
ley and D. L. Martin.
Quite a number of our politic¬
ians took advantage of the oppor¬
tunity to meet the voters and ar¬
gue their cause.
Com. Stanley Working
Without Anv Pay
Atlanta, Feb. 20.—H. M. Stan¬
ley, the first Commissioner of
Commerce and Labor in Georgia,
elected when Governor Brown
was chosen by the voters a few
weeks ago, has been one of the
busiest men around the cipitol for
the past month, despite the fact
that the treasury officials have de¬
clined to recognize his signature
on any pay rolls. 9
This embarrassing si t u a t i o n
grows out of the fact that the
legislature overlooked the very
important detail last summer,
when it created the office of pro¬
viding an appropriation for its
maintenance. Until the legisla¬
ture meets again Commissioner
Stanley must not only pay his own
expenses, but must pay those of
his two clerical assistants, Prof. J.
T. Derry and Secretary Christie,
as well.
Ceremonial Session Of
Alee Temple, Feb. 28 .
As the date for the ceremonial session of Alee Temple draws
near, interest among local shriners and the general citizenry is in¬
Extensive preparations are being made by the different com¬
mittee and they intend to make this the biggest event for Ben Hill
County during the year 1912. The parade which occurs at three-
thirty on the afternoon of Feb. 28th, will be a most interesting spec¬
tacle, as there will be about four hundred shriners participating in it.
It will be highly amusing, for about fifty novices will “cross
the hot sands of the desert.
Gethsemane Commandery is putting a number of raw recruits
through the degree this afternoon and to-night, preparing them for
the finishing touches on the 28th.
The following committees, of which Mr. E. K. Farmer in the
general chairman have charge of the arrangements of the session:
Parade, R. B. Hubert, Chairman, A. S. Guckenheimer, T. P.
Satford, W. A. Reeves, J. E. Turner, E. P. Searcy, J. B. Seanor.
Banquet and refreshments, T. H. McMillan, Chairman, Henry
Levy, YV r . H. Artley. Max Wolff, E. K. Farmer, Guyton Fisher, J.
E. Turner, Jno. B, Russell.
New Members, J. C. Tyson, Chairman, A. S. Nichols, F. W.
Clarke, J. Weichselbaum, C. M, Wise, T. S. Price, E. L. Cadwell.
transportation, A. S. Guckenheimer, Chairman, J. C. Tyson,
B. P. Axson, Eld ridge Cutts, E. P. Searcy.
Paraphernalia and.New Features, R. L. Golding, Chairman, J.
r. Manning Schumacher, J. S. Withington, Jr., A. R. Frierson, Thomas Robin,
White, A. R. Frierson.
Finance, S. E. Theus, Chairman, F. W. Clarke, R. W. Groves.
New York Bankers
In Fitzgerald
Leading Financiers Of
The Country Guests
of Dr. C» A. Holtzen¬
dorf
’Tis indeed rather seldom that a
city the size of Fitzgerald has the
honor and distinction of entertain¬
ing as her guest a persenage of
such high financial standing as the
ex-comptroller of the currency,
but such is what Fitzgerald can
lay claim to, for A. Barton Hop-
burn, chairman of the Board of
directors of the Chase National
Bank, of New York City, arriveg
in the city last night in company
with 8. Tilden Holtzendorf and
Mr. C. Williams, also of New
York, and the party will be the
guests of Dr. C. A. Holtzendorf
at the Lee-Grant Hotel for several
The gentlemen are spending
several months in the south on a
hunting expedition and came here
from Valdosta, where they have
been hunting and fishing for the
past fortnight.
Mr. Hepburn is well remember¬
ed in financial circles as ex-comp¬
troller of the currency, and is now
president of the New York Clear¬
ing House Association, the banks
of which represent more money
than all the other banks of the
United States put together. Mr.
Hepburn is also president of the
Chamber of Commerce of New
York
Mr. Williams, although many
years younger than Mr. Hepburn,
ranks high in the financial world
and is president of the Windsor
Trust Company of New York City
a concern capitalized at $17,000,-
000. Mr. YVilliams is also the
ex-superintendant of the state
banks of New York. The gentle¬
men are in the south more for
rest and diversion than the anything
else, and came down on invita¬
tion of Mr. S. Tilden Holtzendorf,
is engaged in the securities
business in New York. Neither
of the eminent financiers are dis¬
cussing business or politics, but
on the other hand are trying to
avoid all such, however, Mr.
Hepburn has expressed his financial opinion
regarding the present and
situation in this country,
stated that he considered that there
was no reason for alarm, as the
apparent stringency is largely po¬
litical. Mr. Hepburn is interested
in the welfare of the masses and
stated that he thought they owed
it to themselves to become more
thoroughly posted as to the mani p
ulations of the financial institutions
of the country.
Official Organ of Ben
Hill County. $1.50
a Year.
VOL. XVII. NO. 13
Negro Meets Tragic
Death at Oil Mill
A negro employe at the Fitzger¬
ald Cotton Oil Mill met a horrible
ble death yesterday morning, when
the shafting in the mill broke and
a six foot revolving pulley struck
man. One of his legs was nearly
broken loose from the body,
and his hip frightfully lacerated,
besides bruises on other parts of
the body. The pulley hit the ne¬
gro with such force that his body
was knocked partly through a
nearby wooden door.
The accident occurred at seven
o’clock and the injured man ex¬
pired about ten.
Negroes Arrested
For Burglarizing Pawn
Shop on E. Pine
Street Sunday
Night
Willis Miller, Arthur McLendon
and Jake Johnson, three negro
men about grown were arrested
several days ago on a warrent
sworn out by George YY r . Rogers,
whose place of business was robbed
Saturday night. It is confidently
believed that with the arrest of
these three negroes, the epidemic
of petty burglaries, that have puz¬
zled the police for sometime, will
be at an end.
To Chief of Police Smith is due
the credit for the apprehension of
the thieves and his success in
rounding them up was the reward
of many weeks constant search for
some clue to convict.
They were tried before Justice
Drew W. Paulk and bound over
to the Grand Jury, which meets
in April, and there is no doubt
that they will get the limit of the
law.
W. A. Hunter Kills
Son, Accidently
Fitzgerald friends of Mr. YV. A.
Hunter, of the Bowen’s Mill Dis¬
trict, will learn with deep regret
that he accidently shot and killed
his fourteen year old son this
morning while the two were out
dove hunting. Mr. Hunter is
prostrated over the unfortunate
occurrence; and all efforts to com¬
fort him have failed.